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Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Gonzales

usually comfortable contacting the instructor as soon as they need help with the course.Student Self Appraisal Used for Distance Learning PreferencesHow well would distance-learning courses fit your circumstances and lifestyle? Circle ananswer for each question and score as directed below. Students who tend to be mostsuccessful are those individuals who are self-directed and self-motivated in their learning andstudy habits. Answer honestly - no one will see this but you!(This questionnaire is adapted from "Are Telecourses for Me?" from PBS-Adult LearningService, The Agenda, Spring 1994.)1. My need to take this course now is: a. High - I need it immediately for a specific goal. b. Moderate - I could take it on campus later or

Conference Session

Assessment Issues I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk Allen; Teri Reed Rhoads; Teri Murphy; Andrea Stone

the question behaved. For later work, the data were divided by class toexamine differences across courses. Page 9.1292.7 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThrown Out – Deleted completely Fall 2002 (Question #9) • The union of A and B = 0.80. The intersection of A and B = 0.10. A = 0.25. Which diagram correctly illustrates these conditions?Note: D is the correct answerThis question had a negative effect on alpha (overall alpha 0.6114, alpha-if-deleted 0.6174).Although

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Betz

additional experience and knowledge.Architectural Design I students were the control group and Architectural Design III studentswere the experimental group. The second experiment examined the different attitudes studentshave toward the three different types of peer review used in the Architectural Design I course.This experiment was designed to show what types of peer review students perceive as beneficial.SubjectsThe study used two subject groups of peer reviewers to examine the different attitudes peershave toward reviewers. The groups were: A. Architectural Design I students, (first semester design) college sophomores: control group. B. Architectural Design III students, (third semester design) college juniors: experimental group

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph LaLopa; Mara Wasburn

mission of the Teaching Academy, according to itshomepage is to “provide leadership and serve as a catalyst to enhance and strengthen the qualityof undergraduate, graduate, and outreach teaching and learning.” The Academy delivers on itsmission by (a) providing all interested faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to talk, learn,and work together on important and meaningful educational initiatives, and (b) sponsoringprograms and activities fostering educational creativity, innovation, and effectiveness both in andoutside the classroom. The Academy itself is comprised of Purdue's most outstanding teachersas selected by criteria noted below. They are committed to the continual improvement ofteaching and learning at Purdue University. The

Conference Session

Applications in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chen Lin; Cheng Lin

released) is to start the operation and extend Cylinder A at an adjustable speed when Cylinder B is in the retract position, which is sensed by a proximity sensor Pr3. 2. Cylinder B starts to move forward slowly when Cylinder A is fully extended and is sensed by a proximity sensor Pr1. 3. Cylinder A remains in fully extended position, but when Cylinder B is fully extended and is sensed by a proximity sensor Pr2, Cylinder A starts to retract at regular speed. 4. Cylinder B remains in fully extended position, but when Cylinder A starts to retract, so does Cylinder B. 5. The operation will be continuously repeated until another NC Push Button is pressed.Figure 9 shows the solution of this design and

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Vavrek

Session No. 1325 Integrating an Industrial Design Project into a MET Course Edward M. Vavrek Purdue University North CentralIntroductionI teach a course in Mechanical Engineering Technology called Production Drawing. It is offeredin the spring semester during the students’ sophomore year. At this level the students have takentwo courses in AutoCAD and are proficient in the use of CAD. In Production Drawing,AutoCAD is not specifically taught although some aspects of the software are reviewed asrequired. Production Drawing covers how to develop working drawings and a Bill of

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Thorndyke; Timothy J. Anderson; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

results of logistic regression fits for each core science course,computed using the SAS 9.0 package. Indicated are the ORs, as well as their 95% Waldconfidence intervals (CIs).B. Results: Influence on RetentionWe fit the student data to logistic regression curves for each of the core science courses listed inTable 1. For those courses whose GPVs were found to have significant effects on studentretention in engineering, we present their odds ratios and rank them in order of importance inTable 2. It is remarkable that out of the 20 courses considered, only 6 of them were significant.For the remaining 14 courses, a student’s GPV in the course did not statistically reflect theirprobability of retention.In terms of magnitude of effect, the General

Conference Session

Innovations in Learning by Doing

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wood; David Hansen; Brian Self

. Proceedings: ASEE Annual ConferenceProceedings. 2772-2778.Self, B.P., Borchert, R., and Redfield, R. (2003) Evolution of an introductory dynamics course throughcontinuous assessment. Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conferenceand Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee.Self, B and Redfield, R (2001) New approaches in teaching undergraduate dynamics. Proceedings:American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.Wang, E. (2001) Teaching freshmen design, creativity and programming with legos and labviewProceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference. 3: F3G/11-F3G/15. Page 9.1203.6Williams, A. The

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ciezki; Brian Jenkins; Samara Firebaugh

C Vout Vout - - - -a) b) Figure 4: Circuits for implementation of (a) low-pass and (b) band-pass Butterworth filters. (Adapted from P. Horowitz and W. Hill, p. 274.)3 5V D1 A VDin

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rhonda Lee-Desautels

UK blue,with two stations (a station consisting of one buzzer and one light) per board. A total of threeboards, or six stations, have been constructed.During the UK-Paducah Engineering Day event this year, SWE sponsored a Hands-On Activitiessession that ran continuously for four hours. We used this opportunity to try out and assessstudent interest in three of the four demonstrations chosen for our outreach efforts. Thedemonstration that was not set up was Oxidation and Corrosion. The main problem with thisdemonstration is finding enough oxidized materials for the students to clean. All three sessionswere popular with a wide range of ages, the majority being from 7-12 years old.High School ProgramProgram B consisted of a presentation and

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Syed Ali; Marcia Rossi; M. Javed Khan

perspectives in problemsolving, and provided modeling of collegial interactions between faculty membersof the two disciplines. The initial meetings established the tasks and timelines to achieve theresearch objective. The students were then given various responsibilities basedon the tasks outlined below.(a) Establishing the flight simulation environment(b) Determining orientation, training and evaluation maneuvers(c) Coding automatic performance grading(d) Designing the experiment(e) Recruiting volunteers(f) Establishing experimental protocols(g) Conducting the experiment(h) Analyzing & evaluating the dataEstablishing the Flight Simulation Environment The first objective for the aerospace engineering students was to establishthe low

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

R. William Graff

. I asked, “If the students are all getting the material and understanding it very well,shouldn’t they all get an A?” His answer was a hesitant “Yes”, to which he added “What do thestudents get in practice when you apply the theory?” I answered that it was sort of a bell shapedcurve – he seemed relieved and said, “Well then, I guess that would be okay.”For awhile, I used a complicated scheme in which all the students’ total grade points wereindicated along a line, and the breaks between A, B, C, etc. were determined by the average ofthe individual letter grades for tests. In this scheme, A’s cancelled F’s, B’s cancelled D’s and Iagonized over the break totals, usually looking for some large break between groups so that Icould defend my result

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Srinivas Chakravarthy

poses some challenging situations and problems for the instructors as well asthe students. Some of these are: (a) students, not keeping pace with others who are performingwell, get frustrated and lose motivation; (b) students who take more time to understand theconcepts and ask (rightly so) questions in the class slow the progress of the class and hencedecrease the motivation of the others who understand better; and (c) constant slowing down (forvarious other reasons) of the class hinders in the way of covering the objectives and goals of thecourse. Thus, the real challenge of a concerned and dedicated teacher is to bring the students whoare slow at learning and understanding pretty much on par with the students whose pace ismoderate to fast

Conference Session

Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Bowman

Page 9.1159.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationUsing Eq. 6 you can find how much wing area you will need to provide enoughlift to balance the weight of the airplane during flight.Now to find the drag coefficient, CD. It is calculated using the equation: C D = C D 0 +KC L 2 C D 0 ≈ 0.1 or less if you are careful and have an aerodynamic plane. Finding C D 0 is a lesson in itself. C D 0 is called the zero lift drag coefficient 1 K= πe0 AR π = 3.14 e0 = Oswald efficiency factor ≈ 0.9 b2 AR= wing aspect ratio = SWhere b

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Tester; Jerry Hatfield

] Courter, S. S.; Millar, S. B.; Syons, L.; From the students’ point of view: Experiences in a freshman engineering design course, Journal of Engineering Education, v87, n 3, p 283 – 287, Jul 1998.[2] Parcover, J. A., McCuen, R. H., Discovery Approach to Teaching Engineering Design, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, p 236-241, Oct 1995.[3] Richardson, Jim; Dantzler, John, Effect of a freshman engineering program on retention and academic performance, 32nd Annual Frontiers in Education, v 3, p S2C/16-S2C/22, Nov 6-9 2002, Boston, MA, United States.[4] Piket-May, M.; Avery, J.; Service learning first year design retention results, 31st Annual Frontiers in Education, v 2, p F3C/19-F3C/22, 2001, Reno

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Kellogg

EducationUnfortunately, language barriers preclude taped lectures as a workable medium for Mongolia. Inthis case, a more traditional Internet delivery method seemed more appropriate. TM courses arenow being modified to incorporate an all Internet delivery option. Courses provide onlineinstruction with embedded exercises incorporated throughout the curriculum. A sample formatfor TM 661, Engineering Economics for Managers is shown in Figure 2 below. a. Modularization for TM 661 b. Sample Content for Cash Flows Figure 2. Modularization (a) and Sample Content (b) for TM 661While much of the material is text based, linkages, supplementary material, and interactiveexercises are embedded throughout the curriculum. Course

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Steve Menhart

byline using the “trace” command. For example, before adopting C programming, the followingwas a typical first student assignment using assembly language.org $1000 ;place program beginning at address 100016ldaa #$aa ;load register ‘a’ with aa16ldab #$77 ;load register ‘b’ with 7716deca ;decrement ‘a’decb ;decrement ‘b’swi ;software interruptstop ;stop processingendStudents were instructed to look at registers ‘A’ and ‘B’ before the program was run, and then torun the program and observe the changed data in ‘A’ and ‘B’. Students also executed theprogram using the “trace” command, and set user breakpoints. These methods were valuabledebugging techniques. To

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Mukai

Page 9.510.1based on fundamental exams, homework, hands-on activities, a course binder containing Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationreflective comments, exams, and a final. These components are essentially the same asthose described by Miller and Cooper (2).Because of the very rural nature of Wyoming and the large in-state population of theUniversity of Wyoming, a high percentage of students come from a “hands-on”background. To quantify this, students were given learning style surveys developed byFelder (3-6). In this survey, students are scored on a 1 to 11 scale in four attribute pairs.These a/b

Conference Session

BME Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Harris; David Cordray

Page 9.687.1 Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education T ea c h e rs A ffe ctive B eh a vio ra l C o g n itive HPL H y p o th e s is S u rve ys VOS E va l o f E v al o f W o rks h o p s D e s ig n s T e ac h e r R e s e a rch Change

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mauro

introduction of these concepts through a series of carefully selectedexamples (Table III). From the beginning, extensive use is made of flowcharts to illustrate theprogramming ideas being discussed. An example of this flowcharting approach is illustrated in Figure 6. Instruction Description DEBUG OutputData Output Format a) Text - Debug Atext to output@ b) Variable - Debug {DEC, HEX, or BIN} variable {, .......} LOW Pin makes pin an output LOW HIGH Pin makes pin an output HIGH TOGGLE Pin if output pin is HIGH make it LOW and vice versa PAUSE Period

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Bury; Bruce Mutter

other online course to round out these requirements. Common marketagreements and fee structures will need to be developed.5. Maintaining QualityPairing the lessons learned from past and current online delivery schemes with our overallexperiences with the ARET B.S. program, we want to address our own TAC-ABET accreditationrequirements without compromise, and enhance our delivery of the program without simplycreating a web-based novelty. Therefore, the requirements for successful delivery of ourprogram will remain consistent with the TAC- ABET GENERAL CRITERIA for students andgraduates as follows: a. an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of their disciplines, b. an ability to apply

Conference Session

TIME 1: Controls

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John-David Yoder; Michael Rider; Juliet Hurtig

lock requiring a memory circuit (on a computer using simulation software). 3. Use Matlab for system modeling. Start with problems from textbook as examples, then move to a more complicated problem involving a PID controller. Look at the effects of the three gains in the PID loop. 4. Using a system described by a visiting controls engineer, model feedback, disturbances, and uncertainties using Matlab. 5. Using a simple mass-spring-damper, students are asked to show cases where the following are true, and to find cases where they are not: a. Feedback reduces sensitivity b. Feedback improves transient response c. Feedback improves the response to disturbances

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Said Shakerin

century)6. An application ofthe tipping bucket is depicted in Figure 3. This fountain alternates between a single vertical jet(A”) and several curved jets (B”). The tipping buckets (T and T’) cause the alternation. Oncefilled with water coming from a small orifice (O), the tipping bucket (T) tips about its pivot, andits small protrusion pushes the main pipe in a CCW direction about its central fulcrum. The mainpipe is then tilted to the other side. This action is reversed once the tipping bucket T’ becomesfull and is tipped. Page 9.1410.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exhibition

Conference Session

IE Accreditation and Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Jayant Rajgopal; Bryan Norman; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

integrated andallow for enhanced learning, (b) ensure that our graduates will have the life-long engineeringproficiencies to successfully apply what they learn, (c) allow our graduates to appreciate thesocietal role of engineering, both locally and globally, and (d) serve as a model for incorporatingthese same objectives into curricula for other industrial engineering programs and potentiallyother engineering disciplines. This paper presents a conceptual model for achieving thisobjective and reports upon the progress that has been made thus far on this ongoing effort.1. IntroductionWe address a pressing issue in engineering education – how to develop a comprehensive,integrated industrial engineering curriculum that thoroughly prepares graduates not

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Will; Wesley Stone

performance • Improved performance on projects The challenge facing the faculty will be to institutionalize all changes that have beenmade, while continuing to develop this course as a positive multidisciplinary design experiencefor the ME and ECE students at Valparaiso University.References1. Tougaw, D. and Will, J. “An Innovative Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Course Sequence,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2003.2. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Baltimore, MD, 2002.3. Olds, B. M., M. J. Pavelich, and F. R. Yearts, “Teaching the Design Process to Freshmen and Sophomores

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett; Elaine Millam

Educational Outcomeshttp://www.stthomas.edu/technology/GRAD/ETM_PgmObjectives.htm.Vaill, Peter B. Learning as a Way of Being. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1996. Page 9.255.6 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004,American Society for Engineering EducationVaill, Peter B. Spirited Leading and Learning. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1998.Biographical InformationELAINE MILLAM is an adjunct faculty member in the Engineering & Technology Management graduateprogram at the University of St. Thomas. She presently owns and runs her own coaching and consultingfirm

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wien Lohachit; Gary Jeffress; Alex Sadovski; cody ross; Carl Steidley; Rafic Bachnak

remote control stationin real-time and data is logged to a PC for later processing.System DesignDesigning the boat took into consideration the following operational requirements: (a) The boatwas to be remotely controlled within the operator’s line of sight, (b) It was to be small and easyto transport in the back of a truck without extra towing equipment, (c) It was to be stable enoughto resist waves and wind, (d) It had to have the ability to travel through areas with a draft assmall as 6 inches, (e) It had to have sensors to detect objects from all directions (front, sides,back, and bottom), and (f) It had to transmit data wirelessly to a docking and control station inreal-time. The following paragraphs describe the major components of the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alice Pawley

Page 9.1262.7 Feminist Science Studies: A New Generation, edited by M. Mayberry, B. Subramaniam, and L. H. Weasel. New York: Routledge. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education2. National Science Foundation. 2000. "Women, Minorities, and Persons With Disabilities in Science and Engineering." National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.3. Seymour, Elaine and Nancy M. Hewitt. 1997. Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. Boulder: Westview Press.4. Subramaniam, Banu, Angela B. Ginorio, and Shirley J. Yee. 1999. "Feminism, Women's Studies

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

property agreements,budgets and payment schedules. Rigid policies in any of these areas would be an impediment tothe collaboration.A set of surveys has been developed to gather assessment data from the Engineering Clinicconstituencies. Industrial liaisons, faculty, students, and alumni will be surveyed in order togather information about the value and benefits of the industrial Engineering Clinic projects.AcknowledgementsThe support of our Clinic Affiliates, Johnson Matthey, General Mills, and Campbell SoupCompany, is very gratefully acknowledged. These companies have demonstrated a tremendouscommitment to the Rowan Engineering Program and to undergraduate engineering education.References[1] J. A. Newell, A. J. Marchese, R. P. Ramachandran, B

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharnnia Artis; Bevlee Watford

, and values; (b) members ofthe community working together to accomplish tasks that require many talents, skills, andvalues; and (c) communities that feel a sense of place that can support and nurture the group’sactivities.HypatiaHypatia is essential to advancing the mission of CEED, which is to increase the number ofunder-represented students in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. The mission ofHypatia is to bring together first-year women engineering students in a residential environmentdesigned to provide encouragement and support in pursuing engineering degrees. This isaccomplished by uniting participants’ academic and residential lives with special programmingthroughout the year to teach strategies and skills for academic success